#37 Sustainable Personal Training with Paden & Michael Hughes of Gymnazo

Check out this week's podcast episode with Paden and Michael Hughes of Gymnazo. Gymnazo is a renowned gym located in San Louis Obisbo, California and is known for its incredible blending of fitness and recovery experiences virtually and in-person. Paden and Michael have also co-founded GymnazoEdu which exists to arm trainers, coaches, and fitness enthusiasts with the tools and experiences they need to turn their passion into rewarding careers and businesses.  Michael is the innovator and internal movement guru who has over 16 years of experience within the fitness industry and a wealth of knowledge: B.S. in kinesiology from Cal State, FAFS, FMR, MDMC, 3DMAPS, CAFS, FCR to name a few. Paden is the visionary and business leader of Gymnazo. She oversees strategic planning, customer service, company finances, marketing and manages the team.   In this podcast we discuss: 00:00 - Intro / What is Gymnazo 04:09 - Gym owners - investing in your coaches 06:22 - Multi-dimensional movement 06:57 - The MDMC (The Multi-Dimensional Movement Coach) 08:15 - Fitness business conundrum: Loyalty to one coach 10:23 - Biomechanics and imagination 14:24 - Personal training demographics 16:10 - Active mobility work 18:58 - Gymnazo Training Courses 22:05 - Industry debate: Standardized testing and licensing for trainers 26:09 - Gym shutdowns in California 29:17 - Gymnazo adaptations 37:47 - Corona fatigue 41:04 - Virtual training: Adapt, improvise, overcome 53:34 - The MDMC Online Training Module 54:38 - Bonus: Camera recommendations More from Gymnazo: www.gymnazo.com www.gymnazoedu.com www.instagram.com/gymnazoedu